Used to make silicone products; Also used in the ethchlorvynol assay and as a reagent for gas chromatography; [HSDB]

Comments

Evolves HCl when spilled in water; [ERG 2016] Capable of causing second and third degree burns to eyes and skin; A severe mucous membrane and respiratory tract irritant; [HSDB] A corrosive substance that can cause pulmonary edema; [ICSC] Reacts with water; A corrosive substance that can cause injury to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Inhalation may cause chemical pneumonitis; [MSDSonline] In lethal concentration studies, causes labored breathing, corneal opacities, and lung damage; [AIHA]

Exposure Assessment

TIH

Yes

Dangerous When Wet

Yes - A material that, by contact with water, is liable to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable or toxic gas at a rate greater than 1 L per kilogram of the material, per hour; [ERG 2004]

WEEL

Ceiling = 2 ppm

Vapor Pressure

144 mm Hg

Lethal Concentration

LC50 (rat) = 930 ppm/4h

Explanatory Notes

Flash point = -8.9 deg C; [Hawley] Not TIH in land-based spills, but TiH substance released when spilled in water; [ERG 2016]

Category

Description

Sources/Uses

Used to make silicone products; Also used in the ethchlorvynol assay and as a reagent for gas chromatography; [HSDB]

Comments

Evolves HCl when spilled in water; [ERG 2016] Capable of causing second and third degree burns to eyes and skin; A severe mucous membrane and respiratory tract irritant; [HSDB] A corrosive substance that can cause pulmonary edema; [ICSC] Reacts with water; A corrosive substance that can cause injury to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Inhalation may cause chemical pneumonitis; [MSDSonline] In lethal concentration studies, causes labored breathing, corneal opacities, and lung damage; [AIHA]

Exposure Assessment

TIH

Yes

Dangerous When Wet

Yes - A material that, by contact with water, is liable to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable or toxic gas at a rate greater than 1 L per kilogram of the material, per hour; [ERG 2004]

WEEL

Ceiling = 2 ppm

Vapor Pressure

144 mm Hg

Lethal Concentration

LC50 (rat) = 930 ppm/4h

Explanatory Notes

Flash point = -8.9 deg C; [Hawley] Not TIH in land-based spills, but TiH substance released when spilled in water; [ERG 2016]